Dropped from the team, contract snatched away… Then how did Shreyas Iyer become the sarpanch of the Indian team? See full timeline

Shreyas Iyer Comeback: A new era has begun in Indian cricket. Captain Suryakumar Yadav, who won the T20 World Cup for India in the year 2026, has been dropped from the team. Suryakumar (Suryakumar Yadav) In place of star batsman Shreyas Iyer has been given the command of the Indian team. Shreyas Iyer will captain the Indian team in T20 format. Iyer has been included in India’s T20 team after almost 3 years. He played his last T20 International match for India in the year 2023.

After this he was dropped from the team. Not only this, Shreyas Iyer was also stripped of his central contract. Now Shreyas Iyer has become the captain of India. In such a situation, let us know what Shreyas Iyer did in the last two and a half years, due to which he got the captaincy of the Indian team.

Central contract was snatched from Shreyas Iyer

The dispute between Shreyas Iyer and BCCI started in the year 2024. At that time Shreyas Iyer was suffering from a back injury. Due to this, Iyer was dropped from the team after the initial matches of the Test series against England. BCCI and team management advised Iyer to play domestic cricket to prove his fitness, but he refused to play Ranji matches. Meanwhile, in the report of National Cricket Academy it was said that Shreyas Iyer is completely fit. Does he have any injury? Then the board became angry with Shreyas Iyer, after which Iyer was dropped from the central contract in February 2024.

How did Iyer make a comeback?

Shreyas Iyer after being left out of BCCI’s central contract (Shreyas Iyer) Corrected his mistake and entered domestic cricket. He played the semi-finals and final of Ranji Trophy for Mumbai. Iyer made Mumbai the champion by playing an inning of 95 runs in the final of Ranji Trophy. Then he appeared in the jersey of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024 and made the team champion.

Iyer did not do anything special with the bat that season, but he impressed a lot with his captaincy. After this he also won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as captain. After excellent performance in domestic cricket and IPL, Shreyas Iyer was given a chance for the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Shortly after this, he also got his central contract back.

How did Shreyas Iyer become the captain of India?

Shreyas Iyer worked on his T20 game in domestic cricket. After making KKR the champion, Shreyas Iyer joined the Punjab Kings team in IPL 2025. Under the captaincy of Iyer, Punjab Kings qualified for the finals after many years, but could not win the trophy. However, Iyer performed well with his batting that season. This made him the first choice to captain the Indian T20 team, but he was ignored.

Shreyas Iyer was not given a chance in the squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup. After this, IPL 2026 also started with a bang under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, but could not qualify for the playoffs. However, this did not have much impact on Shreyas Iyer’s batting. Iyer scored 498 runs in 14 matches in IPL 2026 at an average of 55.33 and strike rate of 168.81.

Better record than Suryakumar

Preparations are being made to bring Shreyas Iyer in place of captain Suryakumar Yadav in Indian T20. Along with captaincy, Shreyas Iyer can also bat at number four in place of Surya. Iyer’s T20 record in recent times is also much better than Suryakumar Yadav. Shreyas Iyer has played a total of 51 T20 International matches for India. During this period, he has batted at number four in 10 innings, in which he has scored 263 runs at an average of 37.57 and strike rate of 150.28. It includes 2 half-centuries.

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